Revelation 21:5 (ESV) – “And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’”
Heaven is not just a better version of what we’ve known—it is the complete renewal of everything sin has touched. Not refurbished. Not repainted. Made new.
God doesn’t toss aside what’s broken—He redeems it. And His promise is not vague or partial. He says, “Behold, I am making all things new.” That includes bodies once ravaged by disease, hearts once shattered by loss, and lives once scarred by failure. Nothing is beyond His reach.
The redemption Christ secured doesn’t stop at the soul. It stretches to the whole of creation. Paul wrote that all of creation groans, waiting for the day when it will be “set free from its bondage to corruption” (Romans 8:21). That day is coming. The old will pass away—not just improved, but transformed.
In Christ, the new has already begun: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). But in Heaven, the work is completed. Fully restored, fully healed, fully alive.
Every scar turned into a story. Every loss answered with life. Every tear replaced with triumph.
2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
Romans 8:21 – “…creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.”
Isaiah 43:19 – “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?”
Life Application: Do you carry regrets, scars, or losses that feel permanent? Heaven is not only your future—it’s your restoration. God’s promise is personal: “I am making all things new.” Hold on. He’s not finished. The best is yet to come.
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